1947 Furman Purple Hurricane football team

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1947 Furman Purple Hurricane football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
1947 record2–7 (1–4 SoCon)
Head coach
  • Robert W. Smith (2nd season)
Home stadiumSirrine Stadium
Seasons
← 1946
1948 →
1947 Southern Conference football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 14 William & Mary $ 7 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
No. 9 North Carolina 4 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
South Carolina 4 – 1 – 1 6 – 2 – 1
No. 19 Duke 3 – 1 – 1 4 – 3 – 2
Washington and Lee 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Maryland 3 – 2 – 1 7 – 2 – 2
No. 17 NC State 3 – 2 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
VPI 4 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Davidson 3 – 3 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
Wake Forest 3 – 4 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
VMI 2 – 3 – 1 3 – 5 – 1
Clemson 1 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
The Citadel 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Furman 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Richmond 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
George Washington 0 – 4 – 0 1 – 7 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1947 Furman Purple Hurricane football team was an American football team that represented Furman University as a member of the Southern Conference during the 1947 college football season. In its second and final season under head coach Robert W. Smith, the team compiled a 2–7 record (1–4 against conference opponents), tied for 13 place in the conference, and was outscored by a total of 205 to 68.[1] The team played its home games at Sirrine Stadium in Greenville, South Carolina.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19at Georgia*
L 7–1317,000[2]
September 27at VPI
L 6–2010,000[3]
October 11at South Carolina
L 8–2613,500[4]
October 17The Citadel
W 7–09,000[5]
October 25at Wofford*
  • Snyder Field
  • Spartanburg, SC
W 20–68,000[6]
November 1at Florida*
L 7–34-214,000[7]
November 8Clemson
  • Sirrine Stadium
  • Greenville, SC
L 7–3518,000[8]
November 22at No. 10 Georgia Tech*
L 0–5120,000[9]
November 27Davidson
  • Sirrine Stadium
  • Greenville, SC
L 6–208,000[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References[]

  1. ^ "1947 Furman Paladins Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
  2. ^ Scoop Latimer (September 20, 1947). "Furman Scares Sugar Bowl Champs, 7 To 13". The Greenville News. pp. 1, 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Scoop Latimer (September 28, 1947). "V.P.I.'s Gobblers Race To 20-6 Win Over Hurricane: Pruitt Sparks Purples". The Greenville News. p. Sports 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Scoop Latimer (October 12, 1947). "South Carolina Rolls Up 26-8 Win Over Furman: Fast Backs Pace Birds To Victory". The Greenville News. pp. Sports 1–2 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Scoop Latimer (October 18, 1947). "Furman's Hurricane Bowls Over Citadel, 7 to 0". The Greenville News. pp. 8, 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Anthon Foy (October 26, 1947). "Furman Stages Rally To Defeat Wofford, 20-6: Pruitt's Passing Features". The Greenville News. p. Sports 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Pete Norton (November 2, 1947). "Forbes Leads Gators To 34-7 Victory: Florida Wins Over Furman Before 14,000". The Tampa Tribune. p. B1 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Scoop Latimer (November 9, 1947). "Clemson's Varied Attack Swamps Furman, 35 to 7". The Greenville News. pp. Sports 1, 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Tommy Thomason (November 23, 1947). "Georgia Tech Rambles Over Furman's Hurricane, 51 To 0". The Greenville News. p. Sports 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Scoop Latimer (November 28, 1947). "Davidson's Passes Reel Furman To Defeat, 20-6". The Greenville News. pp. 26–27 – via Newspapers.com.
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